Hamas said its fighters were clashing with Israeli troops in border areas after airstrikes largely cut it off from the outside world. Follow updates here.
Australia abstained in the UN General Assembly vote that approved a nonbinding resolution calling for a “humanitarian truce”. The 193-member world body adopted the resolution by a vote of 120-14 with 45 abstentions after rejecting a Canadian amendment backed by the United States. It would have unequivocally condemned the October 7 “terrorist attacks” by Hamas and demanded the immediate release of hostages taken by Hamas, which is not mentioned in the Arab-drafted resolution.
Before the vote, Hmoud urged defeat of the Canadian amendment, saying “Israel is responsible for the atrocities that are being committed now, and that will be committed in the ground invasion of Gaza.” Canada’s UN Ambassador Robert Rae countered that the resolution appears to forget that the events of October 7 happened. The amendment would condemn Hamas, “which is responsible for one of the worst terrorist attacks in history,” he said.
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